Add Comment To A Task activity

An activity that adds a comment to a task in Asana.

Configure the Add Comment To A Task activity

Prerequisites

AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud), or AgilePoint NX Private Cloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v8.0 Software Update 2 or higher.

Good to Know

To send an email notification, click Advanced > Email Notifications .
For more information, refer to Email Notifications screen (Process Activities).
In most text fields, you can use process data variables as an alternative to literal data values.
You can configure whether this activity waits for other activities before it runs.
For more information, refer to How Do I Configure an Activity to Wait for Other Incoming Activities?
This section shows the configuration settings on the configuration screens for this activity. Other configuration settings apply to system activities. For more information, refer to:
Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

How to Start

Open Process Builder.
For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.
In Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the Asana tab.
On the Asana tab, drag the Add Comment To A Task activity onto your process.

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Add Comment To A Task activity.

Good to Know

Documentation for this screen is provided for completeness. The fields are mostly self-explanatory.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Display Name	Function: Specifies the activity name that shows in your process. Accepted Values: One line of text that can have spaces. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No Example: This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to: Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.
Description	Function: Specifies an optional text description for your activity. Accepted Values: More than one line of text. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No

Field Name

Definition

Display Name

Function:

Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.

Accepted Values:

One line of text that can have spaces.

Default Value:

None

Accepts Process Data Variables:

Example:

This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to:

Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.

Description

Function:: Specifies an optional text description for your activity.
Accepted Values:: More than one line of text.
Default Value:: None
Accepts Process Data Variables:: No

Add Comment To A Task Configuration

Specifies the information to add a comment to a task in Asana.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Asana	Function: Specifies the access token that connects to your Asana service. Accepted Values: A list of access tokens configured for your environment. Default Value: None
Create	Opens this Screen: Access Token for Asana Function of this Screen: Configure an access token to connect to Asana.
Task ID	Function: Specifies the ID of the Asana task in which to add a comment. Accepted Values: An integer that represents an Asana task ID. The task ID comes from Asana. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes Limitations: Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?
Plain Text Comment / HTML Comment	Function: Specifies the display format for the comment to add to an Asana task. Accepted Values: Plain Text Comment - Adds the comment as plain text. HTML Comment - Adds the comment in HTML format. Default Value: Plain Text Comment
Plain Text Comment	Function: Specifies the comment for the Asana task. To Open this Field: On the Add Comment To A Task Configuration screen, select Plain Text Comment. Accepted Values: More than one line of text in text-only format. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
HTML Comment	Function: Specifies the comment for the Asana task. To Open this Field: On the Add Comment To A Task Configuration screen, select HTML Comment. Accepted Values: More than one line of text in HTML format. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes